Kenyon Hopkins
| Kenyon Hopkins | |
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| Born |
January 15, 1912 Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died |
April 7, 1983 (aged 71) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger |
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Kenyon Hopkins (January 15, 1912 – April 7, 1983) was an American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz idiom. He was once called "one of jazz's great composers and arrangers."[1]
Biography
Born in Coffeyville, Kansas, Hopkins composed various orchestral works, including two symphonies, the Symphony in Two Movements, Town and County Dances for chamber orchestra, and the jazz ballet Rooms for Anna Sokolow.[2]
He recorded several albums for ABC Paramount Records, Cadence Records, Capitol Records, and Verve Records during the 1960s. Many of his soundtrack recordings were released on LP, including that for the 1956 film Baby Doll, which was re-released on CD.[3]
Hopkins died in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 71.[4]
Discography
- "Contrasting Colors," Capitol, 1959
- "The Sound of New York," ABC Paramount, 1960
- Sound Tour: France, Verve (in conjunction with Esquire Magazine) (produced by Creed Taylor) ca. 1965
Filmography
Film scores
- 1956: Baby Doll
- 1957: The Strange One
- 1957: 12 Angry Men
- 1959: The Fugitive Kind
- 1961: Wild in the Country
- 1961: The Hustler
- 1964: Lilith
- 1966: Mister Buddwing
- 1966: This Property Is Condemned
- 1967: The Borgia Stick
Television
- The Brady Bunch
- East Side/West Side
- The Odd Couple
- Mannix
- The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: The Water Planet, Night of the Squid.
References
- ↑ "Kenyon Hopkins Profile". Doug Payne. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ Eder, Bruce. "Kenyon Hopkins Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Kenyon Hopkins". Space Age Musicmaker. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ Leszczak, Bob (2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland & Company. p. 152. ISBN 978-0786477906.
External links
- Kenyon Hopkins discography at Discogs
- Kenyon Hopkins at the Internet Movie Database
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